Good morning yall. I recently purchased a used 2006 mini cooper s with 90k miles on it for cheap, knowing it had some repairs that needed to be done on it. My mechanic quoted me for a few repairs:
New valve cover gasket
Rear wheel bearings
Lower control arm bushings
Ambient temp sensor + connector
And a transmission fluid flush and refresh.
First off, when looking up some parts(wheel bearings) i found some were only compatible with 2002-2005 models. Are there any other little things like this id have to look out for when looking up parts?
Does anyone have affordable parts suggestions for the repairs i need? Id greatly appreciate it.

 

RockAuto

 

Looks like the bearing hub comes in m14 and m12. Depending on what part of 2006 it was manufactured. Ie before or after 04/2006. Mine was manufactured on 04/26/06. Does this count as a late model??

 

The answer depends on the thread pitch of your lug bolts. You don't want to end up with one hub different from the other three.

 

Yes, late model fist gen.

 

if it's a late model '06 like mine, it will have the 14mm lug bolt threads in the hubs.....most every part store shows 12mm for the hubs....I just ordered a hub for my '06 R52 for a 2007 model car...fit perfectly

Bryan

 

i would buy the parts on FCPeuro because of their lifetime warranty.